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by Alethanir
Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:50 am
Forum: Crafts & Skills
Topic: What to make from sheep horn??
Replies: 13
Views: 21578

Re: What to make from sheep horn??

I have seen them used to make an archers arm guard, it is just a basic oval shape and if you use the right piece of horn it already has the correct curve. Just add a couple of straps and voila!
by Alethanir
Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:45 am
Forum: General Forum Stuff
Topic: Hello there!
Replies: 6
Views: 17368

Re: Hello there!

Oh yes on some grounds I'm very fortunate, living near a medieval hunting forest but on the other side even if you own a yew tree you can't trim it or alter it anyway without a permit. Though I suppose that kind of rule is why we have them four foot across.
by Alethanir
Sun Jul 30, 2017 4:56 pm
Forum: Wanted
Topic: Knife makers wanted
Replies: 3
Views: 12333

Re: Knife makers wanted

Well I can certainly have a look, I would tell him not to bother sending one as though I probably could make one it almost certainly be of a high enough quality. Let me do some digging first...
by Alethanir
Sun Jul 30, 2017 1:17 pm
Forum: Wanted
Topic: Knife makers wanted
Replies: 3
Views: 12333

Re: Knife makers wanted

Hi there, I am no knife maker but I do live near a couple of shops that sell old tools and the like, including some rather odd things. If you have any pictures (and if possible a description) I can go and have a ferret about see if there's anything to be found. I'm quite new here and I live in Engla...
by Alethanir
Sun Jul 30, 2017 5:43 am
Forum: General Forum Stuff
Topic: Hello there!
Replies: 6
Views: 17368

Re: Hello there!

One does get some odd looks from the populace but it isn't entirely unheard of to seen medievally dressed people in the South of England. There's an old pilgrimage route to Canterbury in Kent and at the other end of where I was going is Stonehenge and it was just before the summer solstice when the ...
by Alethanir
Sat Jul 29, 2017 8:57 pm
Forum: General Forum Stuff
Topic: Hello there!
Replies: 6
Views: 17368

Hello there!

Greetings. I figure it's always a good idea to introduce one's self and seeing as I've been lurking around here for years and have finally plucked up the courage to do this. So yes, Alethanir is the name I go by for this sort of a thing and I come from Kent in England. (The bottom right corner near ...